Red Cross helps family displaced by Stroud Township fire

One person was taken to the hospital from a Friday morning fire that left a Stroud Township home uninhabitable, according to a neighbor who declined to give her name.

The fire was reported in a garage attached to the two-story house on Phylis Court near Route 611.

Stroud Township and other volunteer fire companies responded, along with ambulance personnel and Stroud Area Regional Police.

The neighbor identified the residents as Ricardo Rodriguez, 51, his adult son, also named Ricardo, and a woman living with them.

The Stroud Township Fire Company was unavailable later in the day to say if the victim, whom the neighbor identified as the younger Rodriguez, was taken to the hospital for burns, smoke inhalation or both. A state police fire marshal reportedly was called to investigate.

The American Red Cross of the Poconos in Stroudsburg is helping the displaced family. Anyone wishing to find out what help the family needs can contact the Red Cross at 570-476-3800.